Jean Moulin
(1899 – 1943)
"I didn’t know it was so simple to do one’s duty
when one is in danger"
One can admire Jean Moulin for his courage, and his determination to fight for France. He was imprisoned and tortured by the Nazis but he never revealed anything.
Jean Moulin represents fundamental values such as freedom, courage, resistance, integrity and he is a model for humanity.
On a European scale, Jean Moulin was a major figure during World War Two because he was the leader of the French Resistance, which played a vital part in aiding the Allies to success in Western Europe.
Jean Moulin was a high-profile member of the French Resistance during World War II.
He is remembered today as an emblem of the Resistance primarily because of his role in unifying the French Resistance and his courage and death in the hands of the Germans.
He is remembered today as an emblem of the Resistance primarily because of his role in unifying the French Resistance and his courage and death in the hands of the Germans.
He was born in Béziers on June, 20th 1899. He joined the French army in 1918.
Moulin was not only a Resistance fighter and a civil servant but an artist too. He’d been a political cartoonist for the newspaper Le Rire (under the pseudonym Romanin), as well as an illustrator for Poet Tristan Corbière’s books.
As the main Resistance leader, Moulin’s work involved meeting local resistance leaders across the country. He worked with General De Gaulle who entrusted him many important missions.
He was arrested on June, 21st 1943 by the Gestapo of Klaus Barbie at Caluire, near Lyon.
The president of the National Council of the Resistance (CNR) died during his transfer to Germany.
According to the official thesis, he died at Metz after being tortured. Despite the brutality of the different interrogations, he never revealed any information about the action of the CNR.
The president of the National Council of the Resistance (CNR) died during his transfer to Germany.
According to the official thesis, he died at Metz after being tortured. Despite the brutality of the different interrogations, he never revealed any information about the action of the CNR.
His ashes were transferred to the Pantheon in 1964.
One can admire Jean Moulin for his courage, and his determination to fight for France. He was imprisoned and tortured by the Nazis but he never revealed anything.Jean Moulin represents fundamental values such as freedom, courage, resistance, integrity and he is a model for humanity.On a European scale, Jean Moulin was a major figure during World War Two because he was the leader of the French Resistance, which played a vital part in aiding the Allies to success in Western Europe.
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